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Two Dollar Guitar
Weak Beats & Lame-Ass Rhymes
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Solitaire (with Nels Cline, gtr)
2. Kilroy (with Janet Wygal, vocals)
3. Green Room (with Christina Rosenvinge, vocals; Smokey Hormel, gtr)
4. Pink & Green
5. Wilding (with Doug Easley, gtr)
6. Bozo Shoes (with Carla Bozulich, vocals)
7. White Ape (with Christina Rosenvinge, duet)
8. Stones Vs. Zep
9. T-Shirt (with Tim Prudhomme, gtr)
10. Everybody's in a Band (with Michael McMahon, pedal steel)

Follow-up to 1998's 'Train Songs'. Guests include members of Fuck, Geraldine Fibbers, Scarnella and Beck's band. Hoboken act's fourth release and richest effort yet can only be described as Ian Curtis and Nick Cave meet Le... more »

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All Artists: Two Dollar Guitar
Title: Weak Beats & Lame-Ass Rhymes
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Smells Like Records
Original Release Date: 1/25/2000
Release Date: 1/25/2000
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Roots Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 787996003528

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CD Reviews

Ignore this other guy...

Stephen | 07/12/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Weak Beats" has got to be one of the most satisfyiing albums I've heard in a long time. Its amazing how Two Dollar Guitar is both sophisticated and accessible. Well, maybe not entirely accessible, as this other reviewer has pointed out to us that Tim Foljahn's dead-pan vocals aren't likely to land him a spot on any upcoming Broadways musicals. Two Dollar Guitar are one of those rare bands that can succesfully execute an entire album of downbeat, depressing songs without leaving us bored. (see also Black Heart Procession) The music is centered around acoustic guitars and the song structures are fairly simple. But thanks to the amazing interplay of indie superstars Tim Foljahn (guitar, Mosquito), Steve Shelley (drums, Sonic Youth), and Dave Motamed (bass, Cell), the album is brimming with melodies and subtle variations that make it an unexpected treat. Also helping are tons of guest appearances. This is really cheesy, but if I had to sum up the appeal in Two Dollar Guitar, I guess I would say its roots rock for the artsy-indie types."